There is bad blood in the tiny community of Bitters, Wyoming. Cattleman Blaise Starrett (Robert Ryan) do not get along with the new homesteaders especially Hal Crane (Alan Marshal). It doesn't help that he's in love with Hal's wife Helen (Tina Louise). The situation comes to a boil and then Jack Bruhn (Burl Ives) leads his band of criminals into town.
It's a little old western from the golden age. The sets are sparse. They build it all for the movie. The story is hard. There are some good actors here. For me, the most interesting is Tina Louise. I've mostly known her for the few Gilligan episodes that I've seen. She's a fine actress. It does need starker filmmaking. It needs a noir look to better fit the story material. While I like the snowy journey as a visual, I like it less as a climatic ending. Nothing is as good as a high noon shootout for a western.
It's a little old western from the golden age. The sets are sparse. They build it all for the movie. The story is hard. There are some good actors here. For me, the most interesting is Tina Louise. I've mostly known her for the few Gilligan episodes that I've seen. She's a fine actress. It does need starker filmmaking. It needs a noir look to better fit the story material. While I like the snowy journey as a visual, I like it less as a climatic ending. Nothing is as good as a high noon shootout for a western.